Heather MacLeod is an independent scholar. She holds a B.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include political communication, generational differences in political participation, and youth movements. This article stems from her research in conjunction with her senior thesis, “The Rising Generation: Exploring Political Attitudes and Behaviors.”
Following the tightening of control over traditional media outlets in the Russian Federation, the Internet has been proposed as a new tool for dissemination of political information, political organization, and … Read More